Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-30
Judge Il. S. Newell is back.

NJ. Ainslie of Grant City. Mo-, is here
for while.
| A. l.. Tomblin, banker of Eustis, wa
over Tuesday.
There will be Post Office at the new
town of Manchester.
The rain all day Tuesday assures crops
beyond any question.
Ed Hovey was up from Russell Spring.
Logan county, Sunday.
A smile plays over the face of all OF
account Of the great rain.
Buy ticket in Manchester town lO
drawing for July 20, next.
Co. Treas. Hovey was at Russell
Springs the first of this week.
Daily hack between Colby and Eusti.
and Oakley and Burlington, Colo.
Come to Kansas and Colby. where rain
is plenty and crops were never better.
We are under obligations to Mrs. G.
W. Peyton for beautiful bcquet OF
| flowers presented last week.
J. B. McGonigal went to Cheyenne
Wells and Water Valley, Colo, last Sat
urday. He is interested IN both.
Manchester is the new town midway
between Colby and Eustis on BAN. sur.
way between Oberlin and Eustis.
Lou Carey went to Cheyenne Wells,
Colo. Monday, where he is employed as
clerk in ]. w. Allen s. Sons store.
The rain Monday was heaviest in the
west part of the county. causing the
Sappa to overflow and become impassa.
BILE.
The Colby cornet band improves fast,
and will soon be the best in Western
Kansas. They play at Colby the 4th OF
July.
The bi-weeklv mail between Colby and
and Eustis, via Manchester begins Fri
day. July 1. Duff and Yousse have the
contract.
Buy a ticket in the Manchester town
lot drawing, for July 2Oth-Only $40.
You stand q good chance to get bust
ness lot.
NJ s. Ainslie. of Oakley. was at Colby
Monday. Mr.. Ainslie is the most wide
awake man in Oakley Besides doing
the largest real estate business. he has a
large livery and feed stable.
A. r. Convey of 9-s5 says they have had
plenty of rain in that part of the county
and crops look splendid He has a large
quantity of corn hip high. This is a sam
pie of what the farmers say all over
Thomas County.
Burlington, COL, is booming in dead
earnest. We had heard so much about
it we made personal visit there last
week. and were happily surprised at its
marvellous growth, and the enterprise of
its citizens. 1t has already 50 buildings,
and more going up every day. The Town
Company have just completed large
two story store building 4Ox5O. The
bank of Burlington is done, and doing a
rushing business. Two more banks will
be put in right away. They have good
stores and large stocks therein. That
veteran and brilliant editor. E. P. Wor-
cester. is there. and has a splendid outfit.
consisting of Prouty Power Press, a
new Gordon jobber, and all new type to
accord with first Office. The Burling-
ton Blade is the name of his paper, and
| it will do not little for the town. 1t is
impossible to speak of all the enterprises
there, but it is the best place to invest in
anywhere west of Colby. A beautiful
country surrounds it, and is thoroughly
settled up with thrifty farmers.
Burlington has no competition. except
the would be town of Larson, which is a
town of two buildings, one 8x1O #. out
side(saloonl, and the other building van
ishes from our memory.
The B. s. NJ. will build from Eustis to
Burlington on their way to Pueblo, Col.
The following Colby boys are there:
Emmett Fraze and Jake Cunningham,
in the livery and feed business; H. Will
son. large property owner in the city;
Phil Troutfetter, has claim adjoining
town on the north. George Senter has
q claim near town, and likewise George
Anthony. c. B. Cox is making
an immense fortune in buying and
selling lots Tom Reed is in the Re-
al Estate and locating business. Page s.
Deal keep the only hotel in town, and
are making money. Fred Greene is hold
ing down q claim two miles of town
when he amt writing to Jessie. d.
Shackly is there, and he says Widow"
Farfunkey is the greatest attraction.
Most of the people who went from here
say they prefer prohibition, because of
its good effects in law and order. Kan
sas amt so bad after all.